I feel so lucky to have found Forever Young for my kids. My husband and I both work full-time, and when I was faced with finding childcare when our son was born, I was terrified. After visiting lots of daycare centers where the children seemed miserable, I visited Forever Young. I knew right away that I could take our son to FY and feel comfortable doing so because the children were content there. That was 3 and half years ago (October 2005), and we now have two children attending Forever Young, a toddler and a preschooler. Because of the care they receive at FY, my children are growing into polite, assertive, independent, and respectful young people. When we drop off our kids at FY in the morning, they are excited and happy to be there.

The educarers really care about the kids, and many have been with Forever Young for 10+ years - two of the infant center educarers are going on 24 years each! The staff treat the children with respect and gentleness, and the children are encouraged to develop both physically and mentally at their own pace. I love that my kids eat healthy whole foods while at school because, let's face it, I don't always have the time to offer them whole foods at home.

Forever Young is a parent cooperative, and relies upon parent support and participation (in addition to the full-time staff) to keep the center running smoothly. Because of this, the families who attend Forever Young become part of an extended "family," which is an additional benefit for our family.

Bottom line: Forever Young has been great for our family, and I highly recommend it! If you are looking for quality childcare in Sacramento, I encourage you to take a tour and pick up a brochure.

I've had my daughter going to Forever Young for over a year now. It's a great infant and toddler care center located at 13th & P in Sacramento. It's a non-profit co-op which means that as a parent you donate your time to help out. The result of this is that you really get to know the employees (if watching my child for 8+ hours a day, I want every opportunity to know them) as well as the other parents. Highlights:
* Visit any time of day
* Small number of kids
* High ratio of Educarers to children
* Uses the Magda Gerber Resource for Infant Educarers (RIE) philosophy, where children are nurtured and educated, not just "watched" for the day
* Long term employees: some have been there more than 20 years.
* No fake foods: they blend up veggies right there for the babies, no overly processed foods once your child is old enough to eat
* Taught my baby how to take a bottle!!

There is also a pre-school site located in Mid-town on J Street for kids over 2 years old. Anyhow, I like it and if you need child care, it's worth checking out. It's not your typical baby care "mill", they really care about the kids.